Canada Flashcards
What are the regions in Canada?
British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Quebec
What is the minimal residual sugar of Icewine? Picked at what temperate?
Picked at -8°C. Min. RS: 100g/l.
DVAs within Ontario?
Niagara Peninsula, Prince Edward County, Lake Erie North Shore
Sub-region of Lake Erie North Shore?
South Islands (there’s 9, including Pelee Island which was deregulated in 2013)
What is the influencing factor in Ontario?
Great Lakes
What are the sub appellation of Niagara Peninsula?
Non-regional: Vinemount Ridge, Creek Shores, Lincoln Lakeshore
Regional: Niagara Escarpment, Niagara-on-the-Lake
Sub-appellation of Niagara-on-the-Lake?
Niagara River, Niagara Lakeshore, Four Mile Creek, St David’s Bench
Sub-appellation of Niagara Escarpment.
Short Hills Bench, Beamsville Bench, Twenty Mile Bench
DVAs within British Columbia?
Fraser Valley, Gulf Islands, Kootenays, Lillooet, Okanagan Valley, Shuswap, Similkameen, Thompson Valley, Vancouver Island
Unofficial sub zone of Gulf Islands?
Gabriola, Saturna Island
Sub zone of Vancouver Islands?
Cowichan Valley
Unofficial subzone: Nanaimo, Saanich Peninsula
Subzone of Okanagan Valley?
Okanagan Falls, Golden Mile Bench, Golden Mile Slopes, Naramata Bench, Skaha Bench, East Kelowna Slopes, South Kelowna Slopes, Lake Country, Summerland Bench, Summerland Lakefront, Summerland Valleys
Unofficial subzones: Black Sage/Osoyoos
Where is Inniskillin based?
Niagara Peninsula
Min requirement to be label Quebec IGP?
900 growing degree-days. Between Laurentian Mountain (North), Appalachian Mountain (East), US (South), Ontario (West)
Requirement of Tidal Bay?
Min 51% L’Acadie Blanc, Seyval Blanc, Vidal, and Geisenheim 318, max 11% ABV, lively fresh green fruit flavors, dynamic acidity, and characteristic minerality
